"I liked Singh until he made that stupid comment about Annika."
And what comment would that be? I never heard about it...
And what comment would that be? I never heard about it...
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sears3820
Sitting around in my underwear....
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2003-05-12-singh_x.htm
"It's just different for ladies to play on the men's tour," Singh said. "It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is."
On the odd chance he gets paired with her, he'll withdraw, he said.
"Why? Because she doesn't belong out here," Singh said. "If I'm drawn with her, which I won't be, I won't play."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golfonline/news/2003/05/12/singh_sorenstam_ap/
Vijay Singh says Annika Sorenstam has no business playing in the Colonial next week and "I hope she misses the cut." On the odd chance he gets paired with her, he'll withdraw.
"What is she going to prove by playing? It's ridiculous," said Singh, a two-time major champion who is No. 7 in the world ranking. "She's the best woman golfer in the world, and I want to emphasize 'woman.' We have our tour for men, and they have their tour. She's taking a spot from someone in the field."
"It's just different for ladies to play on the men's tour," Singh said. "It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is."
On the odd chance he gets paired with her, he'll withdraw, he said.
"Why? Because she doesn't belong out here," Singh said. "If I'm drawn with her, which I won't be, I won't play."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golfonline/news/2003/05/12/singh_sorenstam_ap/
Vijay Singh says Annika Sorenstam has no business playing in the Colonial next week and "I hope she misses the cut." On the odd chance he gets paired with her, he'll withdraw.
"What is she going to prove by playing? It's ridiculous," said Singh, a two-time major champion who is No. 7 in the world ranking. "She's the best woman golfer in the world, and I want to emphasize 'woman.' We have our tour for men, and they have their tour. She's taking a spot from someone in the field."
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sears: Thanks for the links and excepts.
Well, I can see where he was coming from (to an extent), if her presence indeed took a spot from an otherwise deserving male golfer. If you were a golfer on the PGA tour trying to make a living and had the chance to play in a tournament only to be bumped due to a publicity stunt (which is what Sorenson's playing in tournament amounted to), wouldn't you be pissed? I will conceded, however, that Singh should not have said that he wouldn't play if he were paired with Sorenson...that was purely unprofessional on his part.
Well, I can see where he was coming from (to an extent), if her presence indeed took a spot from an otherwise deserving male golfer. If you were a golfer on the PGA tour trying to make a living and had the chance to play in a tournament only to be bumped due to a publicity stunt (which is what Sorenson's playing in tournament amounted to), wouldn't you be pissed? I will conceded, however, that Singh should not have said that he wouldn't play if he were paired with Sorenson...that was purely unprofessional on his part.
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gbearbuck
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Well it created a buzz regarding the PGA... with the higher TV rating, he could charge more from his sponsors... it was a pub. stunt, however it helped the LPGA, PGA, the Colonial (how many folks had heard of that tourny before the Sorenson ordeal?), and the players...
The only person left out was the guy who lost his spot due to her comming in and playing... I don't think the players get paid unless they make the cut, and he would have been the lowest seed, so he prob. wouldn't have made the cut anyhow...
I think it was good for golf in general...
The only person left out was the guy who lost his spot due to her comming in and playing... I don't think the players get paid unless they make the cut, and he would have been the lowest seed, so he prob. wouldn't have made the cut anyhow...
I think it was good for golf in general...
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